Board Committees

Donald G. Fell is a member of the Corporate Board of Directors of Fiona. Mr. Fell is an economist with a career interest in environmental economics and economic education. He has taught at The Ohio State University, the University of South Florida and Illinois State University.Currently, he serves as Institute Director and Professor for the Davis, CA-based Foundation for Teaching Economics. He also serves as a corporate director for TRxADE, Inc., a Tampa, FL (US) based pharmaceutical company.He formerly headed the Executive and Professional Education Center at the University of South Florida, where he was a member of the Executive MBA and MBA faculty for fifteen years. He is past president of the National Association of Economic Educators.Fell has lectured in more than 40 states, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Canada and China and has worked as a consultant for Sundstrand Corporation, the University of Costa Rica, PERC – the Bozeman-based think tank, the New York City based Securities Industry Association and Dow Jones & Company as well as legal, medical and financial advising firms.He has appeared on various local and national television outlets discussing a variety of economic issues.Fell earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from Indiana State University and is ABD in economics from Illinois State University.

Mr. Pope has served as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Oragenics Inc. since 2010 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Palm Bancorp, Inc. from June 2009 to June 2012. From September 2007 through June 2009, Mr. Pope served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aerosonic Inc., a manufacturer of aviation products. Mr. Pope served as the Chief Financial Officer of Reptron Inc., a manufacturer of electronic products, from March 2005 through June 2007. From March 2002 to March 2005, Mr. Pope served as Chief Financial Officer of SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. From February 2001 to March 2002, Mr. Pope served as Chief Financial Officer of Innovaro, Inc. (formerly UTEK Corporation, an NYSE public company. Mr. Pope served as a director of Innovaro, Inc. from March 2010 to August 2012. Mr. Pope also served as a Director of Inuvo, Inc. from July 2008 through July 2018. Prior to this time, Mr. Pope served as a Senior Partner in the Audit and Financial Advisory Consulting Divisions of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and he was also a Partner in the Accounting and SEC Directorate in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s New York City office. Mr. Pope was a Partner in charge of Financial Litigation Services for the Southeast and Southwest US. Mr. Pope holds a B.S. degree in Economics and Accounting from Auburn University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Florida.

Ms. Jennings has had a career in the financial as well as the non-profit sector. Since 2018, Ms. Jennings has served on the Board of New College of Florida and since 2015, Ms. Jennings has served as a Board member of Canandaigua National Trust Co of Florida. From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Jennings served as CEO of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, taking it from a struggling organization to a financially striving organization. She was the founder, CEO, president, and Chairman of the Board of Sarasota Bank in Sarasota, Florida from 1990 until the bank was sold in 2003. Prior experience included executive banking positions with Liberty National Bank (Bradenton, FL) and the Bank of America (Sarasota/Tampa). Additional leadership roles of Ms. Jennings include serving as the President of the John & Mable Ringling Museum, President of the Sarasota Film Festival, President of the Sarasota Ballet, and Director of the Florida Bankers Association. Ms. Jennings’s educational background includes attending college at Franklin University (Columbus, OH), and Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY).

Mr. Pope has served as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Oragenics Inc. since 2010 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Palm Bancorp, Inc. from June 2009 to June 2012. From September 2007 through June 2009, Mr. Pope served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aerosonic Inc., a manufacturer of aviation products. Mr. Pope served as the Chief Financial Officer of Reptron Inc., a manufacturer of electronic products, from March 2005 through June 2007. From March 2002 to March 2005, Mr. Pope served as Chief Financial Officer of SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. From February 2001 to March 2002, Mr. Pope served as Chief Financial Officer of Innovaro, Inc. (formerly UTEK Corporation, an NYSE public company. Mr. Pope served as a director of Innovaro, Inc. from March 2010 to August 2012. Mr. Pope also served as a Director of Inuvo, Inc. from July 2008 through July 2018. Prior to this time, Mr. Pope served as a Senior Partner in the Audit and Financial Advisory Consulting Divisions of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and he was also a Partner in the Accounting and SEC Directorate in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s New York City office. Mr. Pope was a Partner in charge of Financial Litigation Services for the Southeast and Southwest US. Mr. Pope holds a B.S. degree in Economics and Accounting from Auburn University and is a Certified Public Accountant in Florida.

Donald G. Fell is a member of the Corporate Board of Directors of Fiona. Mr. Fell is an economist with a career interest in environmental economics and economic education. He has taught at The Ohio State University, the University of South Florida and Illinois State University.Currently, he serves as Institute Director and Professor for the Davis, CA-based Foundation for Teaching Economics. He also serves as a corporate director for TRxADE, Inc., a Tampa, FL (US) based pharmaceutical company.He formerly headed the Executive and Professional Education Center at the University of South Florida, where he was a member of the Executive MBA and MBA faculty for fifteen years. He is past president of the National Association of Economic Educators.Fell has lectured in more than 40 states, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Canada and China and has worked as a consultant for Sundstrand Corporation, the University of Costa Rica, PERC – the Bozeman-based think tank, the New York City based Securities Industry Association and Dow Jones & Company as well as legal, medical and financial advising firms.He has appeared on various local and national television outlets discussing a variety of economic issues.Fell earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in economics from Indiana State University and is ABD in economics from Illinois State University.

Ms. Jennings has had a career in the financial as well as the non-profit sector. Since 2018, Ms. Jennings has served on the Board of New College of Florida and since 2015, Ms. Jennings has served as a Board member of Canandaigua National Trust Co of Florida. From 2009 to 2014, Ms. Jennings served as CEO of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota, taking it from a struggling organization to a financially striving organization. She was the founder, CEO, president, and Chairman of the Board of Sarasota Bank in Sarasota, Florida from 1990 until the bank was sold in 2003. Prior experience included executive banking positions with Liberty National Bank (Bradenton, FL) and the Bank of America (Sarasota/Tampa). Additional leadership roles of Ms. Jennings include serving as the President of the John & Mable Ringling Museum, President of the Sarasota Film Festival, President of the Sarasota Ballet, and Director of the Florida Bankers Association. Ms. Jennings’s educational background includes attending college at Franklin University (Columbus, OH), and Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY).